Where does “cakes” come from?

cakes (French) comes from French cake, from English cake, from Middle English cake, from Old Norse kaka, from Proto-Germanic kakǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gōg- — round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump.

cakes (French): plural of cake

Definitions

  1. plural of cake

Ancestry of “cakes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcakefruitcake; quick bread
2EnglishcakeA rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of...
3Middle Englishcakecake; A cake prepared to cure disease or illness;...
4Old Norsekakacake
5Proto-Germanickakǭcake
6Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gōg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kakǭ →Every word from Old Norse kaka →